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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15

Byoliveridley April 15, 2012

Maple syrup part of lessons on climate change. http://t.co/WfZuMPb2 #
The #TSouke nation in the New York Times RT @ubcic: RT @angie_bain: A Community's Hopes for Self-Sufficiency: http://t.co/pQyo5hOM #yyj #
BC Libs self-destruct watch RT @marcellam: MT @srobarts: North Shore News reporter booted from Clark event. #bcpoli http://t.co/cJELjpp6 #
My worlds collide as @Revkin checks in on #uvic bunnies in the NY Times http://t.co/TRbWzWSr #yyj #
A youth employment strategy would look like this http://t.co/ty4XbNiw via @MilesCorak #cdnpoli #
Consumption Inequality Has Risen About As Fast As Income Inequality http://t.co/q1Fn6hzd #
MT @kady: So, accurate hed would be "Conservatives launch complaint against misleading live calls from Conservative-controlled number". #
I did not know this last year, prepared this year. RT @cfax1070: A reminder: @BC_Transit is running on Saturday schedule today #yyj #
RT @drgrist: Young (US) people drive 23% less, bike 40% more than they used to http://t.co/GC8QNzM1 Nice job, young people. #
RT @actuporg Canada – Time for media to pay attention to #gender identity Bill C-279 http://t.co/b49eP7bs #transgender #trans #lgbt #cdnpoli #
RT @dylansherlock: A critical overview of the #poverty & #homelessness issues faced by #youth in Victoria. #yyj http://t.co/kIsffoRq #
White, very conservative males hate clean energy http://t.co/O40vIBBc #
The #OilSands Wedge: @Spencerkeys takes on Dutch Disease http://t.co/N4YpaCxO #tarsands #cdnpoli #
"pdfs, where data goes to die". Part of an excellent article on "How we will read" by @cshirky http://t.co/9WZu2066 #
F-35 $10-billion fib eclipses fast ferries, convention centre, sponsorships, and Airbus—combined!: http://t.co/jFoXG13y #cdnpoli #
Graft punk: Breaking the law to help urban ornamental trees bear fruit http://t.co/QTQjHIbr #yyj take note 🙂 via @grist #
RT @tjl: A MacBook Air operated at the energy efficiency of 1991 computers would last 2.5 secs on fully charged battery http://t.co/IPAgkPcN #
Greater focus needed on methane leakage from gas infrastructure: National Acad of Sci. Journal http://t.co/mmtoRntZ #fracking #
Most Americans Back Mandatory Controls on Global Warming Gases http://t.co/pPNXX4lN via @insideclimate #
RT @trishhennessy: 71% of Cdns say growing income gap undermines our values. Broadbent Institute poll. http://t.co/E6R0EnSV #cdnpoli #
RT @glen_mcgregor: Investigation, litigation of #CPC #inout scandal cost taxpayers $2.3 million; party paid $52k in fines. #cdnpoli #
The connections between childhood lead exposure and violent crime keeps getting stronger http://t.co/MAQ25m2A #
"the demonization of dissent" and effect on charities: Patrick Johnston via @susanDelacourt http://t.co/f1tbGhuj #cdnpoli #
Sweden, France, Belgium RT @bradplumer: Few countries have managed to reduce their carbon emissions without cheating: http://t.co/reSE8mrl #
Republican War on Women not popular with women, much to Romney's dismay http://t.co/UaNkoM8w #whowouldhavethought #
RT @einsteinmed: Interesting publications development RT @HealthIsSocial: Google starts ranking journals http://t.co/XbQNSOvX #
Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex: Study http://t.co/lK3Ohnyv #
RT @thewestblock: Government's $10B explanation is 'illogical,' says former senior bureaucrat. http://t.co/vyOWB1Rk #cdnpoli #F35 #
Someone should tell Dan Schnur that #KeystoneXL raises gas prices in US, and Obama does not control gas prices http://t.co/UdgfFLqV #
RT @markandrejevic: James Rule takes data mining literally: argues for establishing mineral rights over personal info: http://t.co/7Fx1Shoe #
Inequality has decreased and growth has been good in Latin America's left of centre countries: @NyTimesKrugman http://t.co/D2uxqFSW #
Libraries like @gvpl will maintain internet access despite anti-poor cuts because they care http://t.co/gLU1Nrrv #cdnpoli #
MT @steve_rennie: Ahead of P Kent's newser, EC says Canada on track to achieve only 1/4 2020 GHG target. http://t.co/wWhKDZca #cdnpoli #
.@climatekeith Glad we're still inventorying GHGs. ProTip. Make it voluntary next time, like the #census #whoneedsStats #
RT @climateprogress: US Study: No Relationship Between Renewable Energy Targets And Higher Electric Rates http://t.co/KRNcXBMo #
RT @mikedesouza Annual #oilsands emissions increased 14% in 2010. Emissions per barrel increased 2%. http://t.co/zKzb7gDA #cdnpoli #climate #
Zero Carbon Cement Production with Solar Thermal http://t.co/nIIqFAEK via @cleantechnica #
RT @stephenlautens: From now on, you're your own meat inspector (and that's not a euphemism) http://t.co/BxtR9w4o #cdnpoli #bdgt12 #
Epic RT @workcabin: Wow! RT @community_funk: The Great Blue Heron cam recorded a Great Horned Owl attack http://t.co/YuDX8beJ #
via @mikedesouza: @mpPeterKent officially claims #oilsands emissions/barrel decreasing. Industry Nos show opposite in '10. #cdnpoli #climate #
RT @naomidevine: What our history of #fracking tells us about our (US) short-sighted R&D system: http://t.co/1rCppRrf via @Slate #
BC natural gas superpower death watch. China's coalbeds spur unconventional gas supply boom. http://t.co/eB0W4CFI #bcpoli #
RT @heraldenergy: B.C., Ontario and Quebec lead Canada's climate efforts: @DavidSuzukiFDN http://t.co/Lj5ERsPX #
RT @pourmecoffee: U.S. locks up kids at 6x rate of other nations. Tough-to-view photos, supporting story from @wired: http://t.co/K2cti47g #
RT @schandraherbert: Coyne: The #F35 scandal; when governments lie, how do we respond? http://t.co/pRXfmLz2 #cdnpoli #
RT @laura_payton: A piece on how many times the government was asked to explain its costing on the #F35 http://t.co/vTWRkWKt #cdnpoli #
RT @victoriadra: via @timescolonist: No kitchen scraps in Hartland landfill by 2015… http://t.co/6uLZOqWA... http://t.co/as1EYgOz #yyj #
RT @climatekeith: Environment Canada pressured to weaken regulations on #coal emissions: @Pembina http://t.co/1psWILda #climate #cdnpoli #
RT @ubcc350: BC GHG exports 2x current in-province emissions, increasing significantly if new projects go thru http://t.co/wK6nkxuR #bcpoli #
RT @sustainubc: Coal plants are seven of the top ten sources of greenhouse gas pollution in Canada http://t.co/USWv26X9 #cdnpoli #
Standoff in the Kashmir mountains taking heavy environmental toll. http://t.co/AdegKb2C #India #Pakistan #
Cheaper War Means More War http://t.co/y87giL5o in which @mattyglesias goes all Jevons Rebound on war. #
RT @janekleeb: Cry Wolf: An Unethical Oil Story http://t.co/CYSHnxL7 #tarsands #unethicaloil #cdnpoli via @DeSmogBlog #
No "@cbcstephenquinn: Is riding transit a good enough reason for police to ask you where you're going with that six-pack or bottle of wine?" #
.@cbcstephenquinn @bc_transit routinely bans most carrying of alcohol on many holidays, no one restricts car drivers, of course. #
RT @drgrist: Reminder: Morally speaking, people who implement bad public policy are worse than people who say mean things. #
MT @dgardner: PMSH: It's 1982 and I'm Reagan. Latin American leaders: 2012 and Reagan caused the mess they're in. http://t.co/hrAXpJoo #
Wow, power was out in SIdney as well for 5 minutes or so, #yyj must have been a big outage. #
RT @frankejames: Kinder Morgan (several recent oil spills) plans $5B pipeline expansion to Vancouver http://t.co/codmt0fF #bcpoli #tarsands #
All attacks will stop now. Seeking to blunt Conservative attacks, Suzuki quits board of environmental foundation http://t.co/wdy7P0x1 #
So. Danielle Smith, the next Alberta premier (possibly) is a climate sceptic http://t.co/siaKG3pd via @andrew_leach #abvote #
Oh hi pacific 🙂 http://t.co/E93ga5N0 #
Some birds are fearless http://t.co/fYZwLVLs #
RT @commonsensecdn: B.C. mayors steel themselves for fight against Kinder Morgan pipeline http://t.co/L4Xfjvi9 #bcpoli #tarsands #oilsands #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

Byoliveridley January 22, 2012

The NY Times paean to the "diversity" of the 1% #occupy #ows #nottheonion http://t.co/wKgi76IZ #
Somebody is always posting nasty remarks about me on twitter. I have feelings too 😉 #spam #whatsthepoint #
How Enbridge Sawed Off Good Relations with BC First Nations: @thetyee http://t.co/rQ9r1uNT #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #ngp #
Snowy in downtown Victoria, clear in Sidney, @bctransit buses running fine, roads good, Monday seems fine at 7:50 #yyj #
Why medicare needs Ottawa – Romanow, et al. http://t.co/ZMLMoazN #cdnpoli #2014HealthAccord #
RT @climatekeith: Europe's plan to penalise Canada's #tarsands goes Dutch #shell http://t.co/YvYhOoZ1 via @guardian #cdnpoli #fqd #
RT @geoffdembicki: Climate change coverage by the media diminishing as Earth continues to heat up: http://t.co/vIgQj9Yn via @TorontoStar #
Drivers take note 🙂 RT @erinbrocklebank: Sayward Hill/Pat Bay is a winter wonderland! #yyj #yyj #snOMG #
RT @timescolonist: B.C: Highest % of those who can't afford to take drug prescriptions as directed http://t.co/yF3G5egI #bcpoli #bchealth #
Sooke's mayor adds voice to growing chorus against the TransMountain #oilsands pipelinehttp://ow.ly/8vr9K #yyj #tarsands #
The Price Of Austerity: @ahimelfarb http://t.co/IGEuMs2s Why "no alternative" usually means there is a better one #cdnpoli #
RT @danpollock: New CRD body to focus on First Nations issues: http://t.co/aA227yCU #yyj #bcpoli #
The Price Of Austerity: @alexhimelfarb http://t.co/IGEuMs2s Why "no alternative" usually means there is a better one #cdnpoli #
"unprecedented and unacceptable" RT @ctvnews: Premiers reject Flaherty's #cdnhealth plan http://t.co/dttJMUoQ #bcpoli #cdnpoli #
Equifax Canada probably has the most unhelpful website in the world, which makes sense because they control my credit #
That strong conservative mandate, umm, not so much. via @308dotcom http://t.co/aHCrzrlk #cdnpoli #
HyperSolar’s "Green Gas" Makes #Fracking Obsolete (potentially) http://t.co/YXrDeOy1 Via @cleantechnica #
Excuses for Canadian and US #climate inaction keep tumbling. China to launch first caps on CO2 emissions http://t.co/N8TaUPPB #
.@kimmanton Smooth sailing on the Pat Bay at 8:30, no traffic hassles or snow, didn't even get through my first podcast 🙂 #yyj #
So, #nash74 survivors, did you know that the norovirus can survive for months, even years in drinking water? http://t.co/ofhaB7W0 #yyj #
Ha! The Obama Administration Has Had It With These Motherf***ing Snakes on Motherf***ing Planes http://t.co/rP3D8sm4 via @KateSheppard #
Ha! The Obama Administration Has Had It With These Motherf***ing Snakes on Motherf***ing Planes http://t.co/rP3D8sm4: @kate_sheppard #
Green Blog: 32,100 and Counting: New Yorkers Speak Out on #Fracking http://t.co/48b7yKV6 #
Once again, WTF is the future of carbon pricing if trade wars are started over $3? http://t.co/93NAdn82 via @kate_sheppard #
RT @cfax1070: Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning. 5-10cm expected #yyj #
#yyj @BC_Transit update. #rt11 #rt14 were running. #rt70 a little late downtown at 0700. #
Don't rely on the @bc_transit schedule this morn. Roads are crappy. If you need to go somewhere, just show up and wait #yyj #
#rt70 @bc_transit update. Going good on the highway, but slow. No traffic. I expect things will get slower soon 0725. #yyj #
RT @BC_Transit: #rt59 #rt64 – Cancelled due to road conditions #yyj 7am #
RT @AdamSerwer: The Onion basically has the Roberts court pegged http://t.co/l6TdJ6mo via @capsworth #
I support #wikipediablackout Show your support here http://t.co/nBTtNFjf #
RT @climateprogress: BREAKING: Source says State Dept NOT APPROVING #KeystoneXL (from @edhenryTV) #NoKXL #p2 #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
Um, #yyj just made it to Sidney on the @bc_transit #rt70 it's a pretty blizzard, but warm drinks in PJs at home is more fun. #
RT @cfax1070: For the latest on all closures around the Capital Region #yyj .. http://t.co/lnjsqyzd #
Really? RT @Skulled: Under #SOPA you could get 5 years for uploading a Michael Jackson song. One year more than the doctor who killed him.” #
#yyj @bc_transit crowdsourcing tips, use the route number as a hashtag, eg #rt70 and put a time on your tweets, thx 0855 🙂 #
RT @climateprogress: Breaking: Obama to Deny #KeystoneXL Permit But Allow TransCanada to Reapply With Alt Pipeline Rte http://t.co/xkUV0zLx #
The #KeystoneXL Obama punt delays the decision, and I think makes its eventual approval more likely? #tarsands #oilsands #
Important to participate. RT @dean_murdock: Looking for #transit funding suggestions – http://t.co/zxfEvF5Y #yyj #
RT @drgrist: Let's be clear about what happened here: The GOP overreached, practically FORCED Obama to reject KXL, their boneheaded mistake. #
Wheee! RT @cfax1070: Updated forecast: Snowfall warning in effect. Expect 10-20cms today. #yyj #
RT @mikedesouza: Feds attempt 2 stop questions on furniture #recycling

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-08

Byoliveridley July 8, 2011

Hey, catch @nsoumya on Women on Air – CFUV http://cfuv.uvic.ca 1 PM today, talking about Feminists' Rock Camp. #yyj #
Rupert Murdoch, Conrad Black, apparently right wing media tycoons interpret the law "differently" #
Shale Gas Gives No Emissions Edge over Coal – Andrew Nikiforuk of @TheTyee http://ow.ly/5yT4p #fracking #bcpoli #
RT @greenhousenyt: RT : BREAKING NEWS: The News of the World is to close. More details: @lisatozzi: RT @mediaguardian #
RT @propublica: Why did Murdoch close News of the World? Get the backstory: #MuckReads @DVNJr @Sarahlellison #
Very counter-intuitive 🙂 RT @acorncanada: New study out the US: Health Insurance saves lives of the poor: http://t.co/uo3unHI // #p2ca #
"Rules Vague and Unenforceable, industry written" #Mining companies must clean up their own mess http://ow.ly/5z3eP #bcpoli #
B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office slammed by Attorney General. http://ow.ly/5z6qa Massive #bclib #fail #
Canucks Owners. RT @wcelaw: Berry farm gets #water licence despite charges for pumping water illegally #envlaw #bcpoli #
Prepare to duck. RT @drgrist: My new post: Cap-and-trade could spur faster cleantech investment than carbon tax #
RT @john_size: Washington think-tank criticizes Harper government’s planned purchase of F-35 fighters. http://yhoo.it/onrfMv #cdnpoli #

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Twitter Updates for 2011-07-05

Byoliveridley July 5, 2011

Womens' World in Ottawa is a fabulous week long conference, follow all the action this week at #ww2011 #feminism #
Oh, and @WomensWorlds is of course twitter, D'UH! #ww2011 #
Really enjoying Merchants of Doubt, by Oreskes and Conway about the history of motivated science denialism in the US http://ow.ly/5wgJQ #
Last week to register for Feminists' Rock Camp, http://j.mp/2011FRC, still a couple of spots available 🙂 #yyj #
RT @ccpa: Corporate Canada's cash stash: #cdnpoli #
RT @Douglasmagazine: Victoria's Beacon Hill Park named one of Canada's top 10 public spaces. http://ow.ly/5wkpr via @Rod_Phillips #
RT @triadonaldson: RT @wildernews: Species at Risk Task Force Report Misses the Mark http://t.co/A7q3SCc #bcpoli #wildlife #
#Oilsands will kill off caribou herds: Expert http://ow.ly/5wrqi #tarsands #abpoli #
"Short of stopping everything in the province and moving out, some people won't be satisfied" – Alberta Minister of sustainable development #
Alberta Minister of sustainable resource development doesn't seem to understand that sustainability means not thinking in binary. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-26

Byoliveridley August 26, 2012

🙁 RT @MotherJones: Todd Akin's not the first GOP Senate candidate to claim rape victims are unlikely to get pregnant: http://t.co/WmthOebK #
RT @BorowitzReport: wrapping brain around Todd Akin being elected to the House 6 times & now I learn he's a member of the Science Committee. #
MT @pipeupnetwork: Did you know that there is an #oilsands pipeline already operating in BC? http://t.co/3c0vV2nn #bcpoli #Cdnpoli #TarSands #
The “Where Are You Really From” Power Dynamic http://t.co/oJDll35C via @racialicious One of my "favourite" questions. #race #
RT @thetyee: Memo to Enbridge: Special Effects Don't Erase Risks http://t.co/Bn1kmUmw @RafeMair #bcpoli #cdnpoli #tarsands #oilsands #
Want a global economic boom? Open the borders http://t.co/AkPPFyrF #immigration @DylanMatt in the @washingtonpost #
Health care reform does not start in your kitchen or from individual choices. http://t.co/4NBY7SYR #cdnhealth via @3QD #
MLAs aren't facing the truth: B.C. forests are tapped out http://t.co/IWa3lLD3 #bcpoli #
Republicans Condemn Akin's Comments As Blemish On Party's Otherwise Spotless Women's Rights Record http://t.co/K83SWa60 @theonion #
Wow, second time in three workdays I've had the @bc_transit route 70 breakdown on me, luckily, both times near Sidney. #yyjtransit #
Crude, dirty and dangerous: The Dangers of Diluted Bitumen Oil – @nytimes http://t.co/a43VwQ6b #tarsands #oilsands #DilBit #
via @greenhousenyt GOP Okays Strict AntiAbortion Language in Party Platform w/ NO exceptions for rape or incest http://t.co/pj8jPG7 #
RT @OttawaCitizen: New Elections Canada boss declines to hand over robocalls data to Federal Court. #cdnpoli http://t.co/hHPoJxEw #
RT @franceswoolley: % of pop with private health insurance is higher in Canada (65%) than US – surprising factoid… #cdnhealth #
harper's cuts to refugee health care almost costs man his vision, fixed by Doctor defying orders @TorontoStar #cdnpoli #
Study: U.S. could put a big dent in food prices by relaxing ethanol rules http://t.co/btywcMwp Do it. Via @bradplumer #
Harper guts 500 environmental assessments in BC, disgusting. http://t.co/JeUi6mud #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
Great! RT @iEducator: U of U Professor Ditches Term Papers for Wikipedia Articles http://t.co/rdr46TCq #edtech #highered via @janniaragon #
RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson got a free pass from missing women's inquiry: Lawyers. #mwci #bcpoli http://t.co/VeIAWWzH #
#Keystone XL: Judge: TransCanada can take land against owners' will in Texas http://t.co/AEanVxZ5 #tarsands #oilsands #
Sad that Governor of the Bank of Canada now reduced to scolding corporations to invest http://t.co/oMXUhpYN #cdnpoli #
Nice RT @sherwinarnott: Very much appreciating this earnest and refreshing collection of thoughts. Facts Over Tactics: http://t.co/YW3te7yv #
RT @kekinusuqs: More reasons why this #mwci inquiry lacks credibility.Tells only part of the story-the story that Oppal/RCMP wants told. #
It is sad that @DeniseSavoie is resigning as Victoria MP, she is one of the best. http://t.co/J4nJldi3 #yyj #cdnpoli #
Sad to see you go as MP, @DeniseSavoie but happy for you, good luck balancing life again, and most of all, #ThankYouDenise #
500 BC RT @mikedesouza: Harper government scraps 3,000 environmental reviews on pipelines and other projects http://t.co/rZLeVPgD #cdnpoli #
Indian Government Casts a Wide, Puzzling Censorship Net Over Internet http://t.co/k8wIV7b8 @NYTimes #
Reading books about the partition always make me sad at the violence and angry about colonialism's consequences #
Wish Harper would listen RT @mattyglesias: Harsher prison conditions are associated with more recidivism: http://t.co/fLpmbyLe #cdnpoli #
Why Does Wall Street Always Win? http://t.co/yHAOO60m For some reason, this is not measured as "corruption" by the mainstream #
Arctic military exercise targets human-smuggling 'ecotourists' http://t.co/DYwiZrfo #cdnpoli #WTF #NotTheOnion #
RT @benwest: Will Canadian Crude Make the #KeystoneXL Pipeline Leak? | StateImpact Texas http://t.co/XuIom1lA #noKXL #Tarsands #oilsands #
.@Gawker Publishes audits of Romney's offshore accounts – Why Mitt will never release his tax returns http://t.co/Ql8Q8ig9 #
RT @gawker: Why Mitt's money matters: http://t.co/hIs40hhC #
Growing divide between B.C., Alberta on Northern Gateway: poll – @GlobeandMail http://t.co/oHoO376k #tarsands #oilsands #DUH #
.@pothen @stephenfgordon Don't see a Central Bank employment mandate is "crackpot", see US debate. http://t.co/D12WQuns #
The average sexual killer in Canada was male, single, white, 28 – Guessing these guys won't get profiled. http://t.co/oveoAiXI #
RT @BC_Iconoclast: Of possible #NDP candidates being suggested for Victoria, I think @MarianneAlto is the best one so far #yyj #
He said, he said, he claimed, he rebutted, he said, he denied, what's true? Oh you decide http://t.co/UYxSFPfe #viewfromnowhere #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-10

Byoliveridley June 10, 2012

The @NYTimes reviews 50 years of salt-health research and finds little hard evidence of anything http://t.co/PvXXSGqk #
RT @johnluton: Victoria transportation expert updates paper (pdf) on who pays for roads (and it's not drivers) http://t.co/n6REtEUZ #yyj #
Suburbs and deer, always a good match… http://t.co/fqBupYL4 #
Criminals, all of them. Bank of America Withheld Loss Figures Ahead of Merrill Vote http://t.co/LXxSIJYl #
Canada suggests US EPA could replace Canadian pollution team. http://t.co/jNeXQPr1 #NotTheOnion #cdnpoli A @mikedesouza find #
'In my heart, I am Filipina' :Christy Clark at Philippine Independence Day celebration http://t.co/Z0Y9z8gD #bcpoli #WTF #
RT @mattyglesias: Conservative opposition to intervention in the economy magically melts away on fossil fuel subsidies: http://t.co/LZlHlzqK #
Canadian government overhauling environmental rules to aid oil extraction – The Washington Post http://t.co/WpHlxqv2 #cdnpoli #
Omnibus nightmares. RT @wicary: Editorial: Fisheries Act amendments could spell disaster. http://t.co/C0akfVKw #cdnpoli #
Mayor Mike Bloomberg, public health autocrat: A brief history http://t.co/8KftME0a #
.@ElizabethMay and her researchers have a fine grasp of Canadian Parliamentary history and procedure, kudos. http://t.co/g0NVOimi #cdnpoli #
.@adam_stirling compares Harper government to the Chinese government to find a silver lining. http://t.co/EJjJvNVB #damningwithfaintpraise #
RT @benwest: Dil Bit & a toxic cloud "Vancouver #OilSands Tanker Spill Could Cause Evacuation Nightmare" @TheTyee http://t.co/nBpyn3Jz #KMP #
Racist Culture is a Factory Defect says @anildash http://t.co/UTbtXCmK Thx @sherwinarnott #
The injustice is beyond criminal. Two Ontario First Nations suffering from mercury poisoning 60 years. http://t.co/XdBOUcXp #CdnPoli #
RT @wicary: Officials contradict Kenney on Sun role in fake citizenship ceremony, @jenditchburn reports. http://t.co/IO2F3maq #cdnpoli #
UK unemployed bussed in to steward Queen celebrations, not paid, made to camp under the bridge http://t.co/WFW84XGl #21stcentury #
#Enbridge Not Positioned to Pay for Gateway Oil Spill: Robyn Allan in @TheTyee http://t.co/Tan2Jepa #oilsands #bcpoli #
How Canadian Conservatives' brief love affair with environmentalism came to an ugly end. http://t.co/20UAeZ7V #cdnpoli #
MacKay's staff chastised military brass over lack of support of plane ride cover-up http://t.co/tIp9xwvc #cdnpoli #
RT @drgrist: Yet Another Study Shows That More Knowledgeable Conservatives Are *Worse* on Global Warming http://t.co/tXrvFt87 #
RT @wicary: NDP hopes to trip up Tories with series of confidence votes on budget. http://t.co/HlVBvvZl #cdnpol #
RT @natnewswatch: MacKay photo op to announce F-35 purchase cost taxpayers over $47,000 http://t.co/IyDcJAms #cdnpoli #f35 #
RT @sherwinarnott: The official doctrine, that Catholics *teach* is that homosexual conduct is immoral. http://t.co/wlgwWzE1 #canqueer #
Canada must rethink approach to global production and trade, focus on value addition and value chains: IRPP http://t.co/iysuPgSv #cdnpoli #
Tamils deported to Sri Lanka from Britain tortured: @Guardian. Important note for Canada http://t.co/xfmIk9yx #cdnpoli #
RT @postmedianews: Fisheries minister accused of misleading the House http://t.co/ogbJQtn2 #cdnpoli #
RT @michaelhaack: Emphasis on #tarsands called a ‘historic mistake for Canada’ http://t.co/Gngty7xp #cdnpoli #abpoli #cpc #
Conservationists, scientists fear Fisheries Act changes http://t.co/4wTstEXJ guess the extractive industries love them #CdnPoli #
#Enbridge claims on equity agreements a sham: Coastal First Nations http://t.co/OlNCtmYO #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
Via @climatekeith, Is #Enbridge overstating support for Gateway pipeline? http://t.co/280DQ7ct #tarsands #oilsands #
RT @alexhimelfarb: We can choose a fairer, more equal Canada – here are some concrete ideas http://t.co/RtLgbldt #cdnpoli #
RT @gwenbarlee: Why isn't the BC Gov proactively informing the public about serious health and safety risks? http://t.co/RmUfFFou #bcpoli #
Good god, Canadian govt. misleads on things it doesn't even need to mislead on, Mugabe edition http://t.co/gtmuYF1I #cdnpoli #
RT @drgrist: Climate change’s worst enemy is its first victim: the city http://t.co/goEVUtpP @pbump is doing well already at #grist #
I hate science press releases that don't link to the paper, what exactly is the problem with providing a link?? #PR #notHard #Eureka #
Study predicts imminent irreversible planetary collapse, but go find the paper yourself!! http://t.co/XVRyGO4F #
RT @hughstimson: A tool for checking if your @LinkedIn password is among those leaked: http://t.co/ZRUuY2u9 Details: http://t.co/6iKKbET2 #
1 to 5 percent of the world’s urban population is employed in solid-waste management http://t.co/hyOSt8iW #mindblowing #
Residents of North-Eastern BC worry oil and gas industry is making them sick, @thetyee http://t.co/BSntl9of #bcpoli #fracking #
Conservative #robocalls defender Del Mastro under investigation for election offences http://t.co/Ti2HPph8 #elxnfraud #cdnpoli #
Glad @DeniseSavoie Brought up cruise ship emissions at Ogden Point in Parliament, zero monitoring http://t.co/14l1OSZI #yyj #
Tory MP wants Baird to consider yanking Canada out of UN http://t.co/Ds2uEkWX #cdnpoli #CPC #NotTheOnion #
Read the paper, it is scary and humbling RT @envirowire: NEW STUDY: Earth nearing tipping point #climate #biodiversity http://t.co/DFtcIoRt #
An All-in-One, Mobile Utility Meter: Real time water, electricity and gas use by smart meters http://t.co/juweFYGS #
Today's climate more sensitive to CO2 than in past 12 million years http://t.co/wQqrUgoG Not liking this set of @nature papers #
A rough guide to Bill C-38, the out of control omnibus. http://t.co/QRt16HFi Good summary by @aaronwherry #cdnpoli #
#TOCouncil votes to ban all single use grocery #plastic bags by 2013: http://t.co/yhF36p08 #cdnpoli via @danpollock: #
🙂 RT @libbydavies: Congrats! @r_garrison for getting Trans Bill thru 2ndR and thanks to Conservative MP's who stood to support it #cdnpoli #
RT @razzlem: How exciting! RT @PeggyNashNDP: @R_Garrison's gender identity bill PASSED second reading! Bravo. #cdnpoli #
RT @r_garrison: Gender identity bill heads to committee 150 to 132. Thanks to all MPs who voted to move human rights forward tonight #pride #
#KeystoneXL Will EPA Concern Over 61 Water Crossings Go Unanswered? http://t.co/9nAubLUg via @InsideClimate #tarsands #oilsands #
Andrew Weaver and @Elizabethmay hold Harper responsible for #CPC #climate intransigence, want him gone http://t.co/b1f6VEq1 #cdnpoli #
There's a run on Guar beans in India because of their use in #fracking by Halliburton and others http://t.co/dERQLZTn #weird #
Paul Summerville outline of guaranteed living wage, no corporate taxes, high consumption and carbon taxes http://t.co/WiN8i3O3 #
Yes queen No charter RT @judyrebick: Bureaucrats proposed birthday party for charter, Tories refused to RSVP http://t.co/rrWiQLUM #canpoli #
For whales, stress starts in stomach. @timescolonist summary of #yyj orca research published @Plosone http://t.co/jCV1Y1kN #
The entire Salish Sea #yyj orca stress paper can be read online for free @plosone, http://t.co/P8GCR6T3, love #OpenAccess #
How treacherous is Vancouver's Burrard Inlet Port? http://t.co/hSPLnu1C #tankers #noKMP via @lacouvee, @OpenFileVAN w @cwilhelmson: #
Links between almost ambient level exposures of prozac with autism markers in fish? http://t.co/AhmhLUsZ (#Openaccess) #
RT @propublica: Oil companies in ND reported more than 1,000 accidental spills and releases in 2011. http://t.co/2jhF3FLI #
RT @boraz: Why Human Health and Health Ethics Must Be Central to Climate Change Deliberations http://t.co/U6iST6LO #OpenAccess #
"Energy superpowers are not governed by toxic combination of provincial autonomists and federal decentralists" http://t.co/Dr6MRymk #cdnpoli #
Cheerful… RT @drgrist: My new post is about a terrifying new study in Nature that shows Earth nearing the brink: http://t.co/ITOQtFGU #
Wow, just wow, read this article! RT @kate_sheppard: This is amazing: Shell's "very bizarre party fail" http://t.co/Tgc0PlvG #
RT @nptech_ash: Wow, just found @AmaraSubs. Community based tool for adding subtitles to video. Anyone use it? http://t.co/9cNQOoWP #nptech #
RT @ghoberg: Marvin Shaffer with remarkable clarity: #BCHydro needs government policy changes http://t.co/fSJ2RZO0 #bcnrg #bcpoli #
13 Heroes to Defend Democracy http://t.co/hrYUY0iQ @leadnow is looking for help to coordinate in Victoria #yyj #13Heroes #
My @hootsuite links are gone both in the browser and android versions, bizarre bug @lacouvee, but tag and account links work? #
Ugh RT @DTguardian "Not a great start. Holland's black players subjected to monkey chants in #euro2012 training session" via @PialiRoy #
There's nothing wrong with a bit of state paternalism, says Timothy Noah http://t.co/vNmB3ab5 #
Harper’s new enemy: conservatives:Ottawa Citizen.. http://t.co/Qh8LYCG9. @leadnowca #13heroes action next week! #CdnPoli #
Have oil, will spill. RT @wicary: Another oil spill plagues Alberta. http://t.co/oSKhaTsq #cdnpoli #oilsands #tarsands #
Harper’s new enemy: conservatives: Ottawa Citizen. http://t.co/yvrczJ63 @leadnowca #13heroes action next week! #CdnPoli #
West Shore to downtown ferry pushed. Any idea of transit time @derek_spalding? http://t.co/SSrVKTeL #yyj #yyjtransit #
Must say that @DanPollock list making habits come in handy, thanks Dan! #
Depressingly, no. RT @cqwww: Anyone have ideas on how we can move away from a surveillance society instead of towards? http://t.co/l3pERzRE #
🙂 RT @tmpear: Mama duck & half a dozen ducklings at Douglas & Yates in downtown #yyj http://t.co/nRhV6n1i #
$700,000 saving if rent fees end: #yyj airport http://t.co/aDsQJ648 This works out to 50 cents per passenger. #cdnpoli #bogusarguments #
RT @mgeist: RT @daeaves: Open Postal Codes: A Public Response to Canada Post on how they undermine the public good http://t.co/zDRKfvLW #
.@elizabethmay That's like Obama saying "I am not a Muslim". It legitimizes the argument that there's something wrong with that, please dont #
'My place is destroyed': Albertan in wake of Red Deer River oil spill – @globeandmail http://t.co/tCieJW7W #tarsands #oilsands #
Yes we can! RT @nytimes: E-Mails Reveal Extent of Obama’s Deal With Industry on Health Care http://t.co/CfhN1stZ #
US Supreme Court now more unpopular than Obama. Institutional distrust will kill a country fast http://t.co/aloFX4Sy #
Google+ has that many users? RT @janniaragon: Holy hell. @toots11 has 386,000+ circles on Google Plus. Power user, bebe! #smcamp #yyj #
"Extraordinary Situation" leading to #RedDeer oil spill happened twice in 3 years http://t.co/WSvhCPeN #tarsands #oilsands #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-04

Byoliveridley March 4, 2012

Henry Waxman’s plan to cut the deficit and stop global warming — at the same time http://t.co/hjdt7UY9 via @ezraklein #
#cpc scripts misdirected voters in 2011 election: Call centre staff http://t.co/kRHuSCMB #cdnpoli One more scandal #
Way to go! RT @peggynashndp: As leader I will move swiftly to implement proportional representation http://t.co/vY0QLT8z #ndpldr #cdnpoli #
Watched @cbcnews from a dentist's chair this morning, no word on #robocall but lots of murders and accidents apparently. #
Racism, sexism, classism, all intersect nicely in golf. RT @janniaragon: Sexism in Golf: Grass is Green http://t.co/xcZQkqSt #
EV battery breakthrough to halve cost, triple range http://t.co/TmAHR62Z via @mims #
Beyond Cap and Trade, A New Path to Clean Energy: Nordhaus and Shellenberger: @yalee360 http://t.co/JGR6mFIq #
RT @VIPIRG: Interested in community green mapping? Then check out the March 24 workshop coordinated by @UVicOCBR! http://t.co/7Gyq6QSt #
RT @leadnowca: RT @globeandmail: Tory 'robo-call' scandal widens as complaints flood from nearly 30 ridings http://t.co/bHEm7rN5 #cdnpoli #
RT @drgrist: New report from Michigan Public Service Commission: renewables now cheaper than coal in MI. http://t.co/BP8d2EXJ #
MT @glen_mcgregor: Remember CPC voting to express non-confidence in Elections Canada. diff response today! http://t.co/ccz6wbiO #cdnpoli #
RT @ezraklein: Study: Rich more likely to take candy from babies: http://t.co/wcc9YcDl #
Free the scientific journals. RT @davidkroll: #Openaccess makes tomorrow's NYT Science Times (with @mbeisen) http://t.co/yGjURsxM #OA #
The Laffer Curve Bends At 84%. Current top marginal tax rates are <30% in Canada http://t.co/KlF2pusI #cdnpoli #
Watching a heroic and successful run to catch a @BC_Transit bus is always fun. #yyj #smallpleasures #
RT @wicary: Budget watchdog contradicts Tories on cost of sentencing crackdown. http://t.co/lEVdD8Q1 #cdnpoli #
RT @ghoberg: Jaccard takes on Swart/Weaver and the fallacy of composition http://t.co/pXBrRRhZ #climate #oilsands #tarsands #cdnpoli #
RT @nathancullen: Huge congratulations to Prince #Rupert council for a unanimous vote against the #Enbridge #pipeline! http://t.co/9spzYfLu #
At current growth rates, Climate safety requires massive clean-energy transition with no natural gas, Myhrvold finds http://t.co/GNBmqUdA #
RT @elizabethmay: Very bad news today. Harper killing Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Lab in High Arctic. #cdnpoli #
A Must Read. Dietitians of Canada – The Cost of Eating in British Columbia http://t.co/rv0FRJ1e #bcpoli via @SethDKlein #
Social Justice and the Law conference at #uvic Mar 3rd. http://t.co/Sjre4NoV #yyj #
The problems with #fracking might not be so easy to fix, Joe Nocera notwithstanding: @bradplumer http://t.co/vBcd7fDT #
Ugh. RT @marcleeccpa: Heartland associate taught 'biased' climate course at Ottawa university http://t.co/zGTfMZZR via @guardian #
RT @natnewswatch: Michael Sona: I had 'no involvement' in fraudulent calls http://t.co/uYywN7U9 #cdnpoli #robocalls #robocon #
Dirty tricks phone calls alleged in Vancouver South http://t.co/ealaUXto #robocon #cdnpoli #
India's Newest Export: #Whiskey http://t.co/GfrLWJvF #
Harper government axes network of #immigration research centres @TorontoStar http://t.co/TSHXIw5c #cdnpoli #FAIL #
.@revkin of the @NYTimes has some nice songs up on coal's effects on miners, check them out. http://t.co/cn3QEgMd #
Note to self, stop using the adjective "nice" when it refers to the quality of analysis on a problematic topic, that's twice this week. #
Election in Etobicoke decided by 26 votes contested in court due to #robocon irregularities http://t.co/jbv7pMNW #cdnpoli #
MT @taykuy: One of my (coal mining song) favs is from a friend in Huntington, WV Jeff Ellis-Men in Sago Mine http://t.co/iao4T70k #
Reactive, not proactive. RT @kabayan2010: Elections Canada falling down on voting fraud, watchdog says http://t.co/ZALljDdv #cdnpoli #
RT @acoyne: Illuminating @punditsguide projection of how votes might fall through successive ballots in #NDPldr race http://t.co/F0TuWb0I #
RT @denisesavoie: Former head of the CDN public service on the high price we pay for the austerity agenda #cdnpoli http://t.co/w13oPB5O #
Chicago goes coal-free http://t.co/OOHHYcjS Fantastic, now Alberta's turn 🙂 via @grist #
+1000 RT @alexsteffen: There is a zero-sum game between urban space devoted to cars and livability/ walkability/ transit/ quality of life. #
India, like Canada is now playing the "foreign NGOs are TEH BADZ" http://t.co/7Rad2LWy #
RT @leadnowca: Misleading voters like ballot box stuffing, ex-head of Elections Canada http://t.co/s2cllJN1 take action http://t.co/UZIXbELN #
RT @asilnicki: #medicare bankrupting Canada is just scaremongering, says @picardonhealth – Health reporter for @globeandmail #cdnhealth #
Just my bias, but when someone says "Public Health" on their expertise list, I tend to listen to them, @picardonhealth #
RT @masalacanada: Canada's senate to examine foreign funding of charities – charitable status of env groups http://t.co/HwMwe1oP #cdnpoli #
RT @dgardner: Here it is: The final reason why a full public inquiry is necessary. http://t.co/OgbzXZBz #cdnpoli #robocon #
Misleading election call reports now in 9 B.C. ridings http://t.co/E9Z451ap #robocon #cdnpoli #
Corporate citizenship redux. US Judge rules tobacco health labels unconstitutional. http://t.co/4KXXTJCp #
RT @ccpa: @TrishHennessy (robo)calls 'em as she sees 'em in this month’s Hennessy's Index: http://t.co/J11XwrRb #cdnpoli #robocall #robocon #
RT @derek_spalding: Poll: Greater Victoria bus riders frustrated by overcrowding and long waits http://t.co/EAds5zVY via @BC_Transit #YYJ #
As a Monday-Friday user going from Victoria to Sidney everyday, 1 or two transfers, @bc_transit works seamlessly, lucky me #yyj #
Because it was warm outside RT @ghoberg: Belief in Global Warming on the Rebound: Fall 2011 National American Survey http://t.co/NlfwweM1 #
On most days, I can go door to door (28 km) by @bc_transit in 55 minutes, 35 spent reading, as opposed to 35 min by car. #yyj #
Indeed, economy greater influencer than weather, but weather factor too RT @ghoberg: @oliveridley but real reason is improvement in economy #
The @Nature journal criticizes Canadian 'muzzling' of taxpayer paid scientists @CBCNews http://t.co/TR1F3mqq #cdnpoli #
31000 complaints received on #robocon scandal http://t.co/ETTZvFJp Any place to find no: of complaints in prev elections? #cdnpoli #
Misleading B.C. election call traced to Conservative Party http://t.co/zkQl1LWY Guns starting to smoke on #robocon #cdnpoli #
RT @michaelhaack: Why does Tory MP Rob Anders keep falling asleep on the job? http://t.co/RubzTXxL #cpc #roft #cdnpoli #
Log scale? FTW RT @robertfife: Voter complaints in 2006 election=329. In 2008=500. 2011=31,000 #cdnpoli #robocalls #robocon #
Elementary question not asked: Will immigrant marriage crackdown hurt more people than it will help?http://t.co/q1nwGsM5 #cdnpoli @tobicohen #
Did The Conservatives Have A Special 'Swing Ridings' Team in 2008? http://t.co/WlFWrACu And in 2011? #cdnpoli #robocon #
RT @KyleHarrietha: Elections Canada is facing possibly the largest probe…in its history" http://t.co/g2VTcu0g #robocon #cdnpoli #
We're number 1??: Pace of Ocean Acidification Has No Parallel in 300 Million Years: Study http://t.co/6SSrCC9O #climate #
Excited to go to @UVicSJS and @TAPSBC social justice and the law conference at #uvic today. Conference hashtag? #
Waiting to hear @Dave_Eby speak on the valuable role of social justice lawyers and advocates – Skunks at the picnic #uvicsjlc #
"Nothing about us without us" #uvicsjlc #
RT @triadonaldson: "Ground your work in the community. Start by always thinking the community is correct, you are wrong" @Dave_Eby #uvicsjlc #
.@Dave_Eby talking about the multiple conflicts of interest of Wally Oppal and problems with the Missing Women's Inquiry. #uvicsjlc #
Legal representation not required or essential for participation in missing women inquiry – Shirley bond #notalawyer #uvicsjlc #
.@Dave_Eby fantastic keynote pre-post mortem of the missing women's inquiry is making me very mad #uvicsjlc #
.@Dave_Eby ends by saying that the missing women's inquiry is recreating the oppression that enabled #pickton #uvicsjlc #
Panel on Indigenous issues and the law. Val Napoleon talks about how the liberal rights framework falls apart for the indigenous #uvicsjlc #
Shane Johnson at #uvicsjlc reminds us of the massive disparities in incarcerated. #indigenous affected terribly. New rules make it worse #
Rose Henry talks about @vipirg and "policing poverty" report on profiling. Action on march 8. #uvicsjlc Follow @vipirg for deets #
Rose Henry – two people die every week of exposure in Victoria, one aboriginal #yyj #uvicsjlc #
Shane Johnson is the only aboriginal support worker on Vancouver Island and surrounding. Grossly inadequate and unfair #uvicsjlc #
.@KasariGovender of LEAF to break down problems with legal aid and beating our heads against the wall. #uvicsjlc #
If your treatment in the legal system is proportional to how much money you have, this is the primary problem #uvicsjlc #notalawyer #
If legal aid is the only way to partially equalize legal treatment and it had been cut consistently since 2002… #uvicsjlc #bcpoli #
.@KasariGovender states that every $ spent in legal aid is $7 saved later #uvicsjlc #
Common theme from legal aid and advocacy panel. No money, outstretched. Small amounts of money now saves a lot later #uvicsjlc #
RT @a_w_young: Babysteps: Wall Street Journal: Canadian Conservatives acknowledge vote suppression in 2011 http://t.co/b5lNFYln – #cdnpoli #
RT @Dave_Eby: Rick Schwartz to law students: Get involved in governance of non profits and community orgs. "Skills are needed." #uvicsjlc #
Next panel on environmental justice and the law with @blunt1 @triadonaldson Deborah curran and Chris Tollefson #uvicsjlc #
We don't have environmental rights in Canada – Deborah Curran #uvicsjlc #
Canada is far behind in mapping and correlating poverty, race, class and pollution #envjustice #uvicsjlc #
Was such a pleasure to meet @Dave_eby one of BC's most awesome people doing great work with the BCCLA #uvicsjlc Good luck Dave. #
Tollefson is talking about #slapp suits brought by corporations and others to chill public participation #uvicsjlc #
More on #slapp suits at http://t.co/t6sjzSgH #uvicsjlc #
Old colonial concept of "losing" party paying costs irrelevant in public interest litigation, another chill. #uvicsjlc #
Citizens cannot privately prosecute corporations and government for breaking environmental laws in BC #bcpoli #uvicsjlc #FAIL #
.@triadonaldson starts by stating that these issues are connected, about privileging corporations and leaving people behind #uvicsjlc #
To summarise @triadonaldson Organize!! Organize!! Organize!! #uvicsjlc #
.@blunt1 of the forest action network up next to talk about tactics in the environmental movement #uvicsjlc #
Heh. Every time an environmental law stops bad development, the govt. changes the law #uvicsjlc #
.@triadonaldson talks about the power of storytelling to drive movements #uvicsjlc #
+1 RT @TAPSBC: @blunt1– what a spitfire!! All eco-panelists sooo great and do such great work! #uvicsjlc #bcpoli #yyj #
Okay. Signing off from #uvicsjlc Hope to @storify it into a blog post, energy permitting. Keep the hashtag going 🙂 #

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